So This Is Progress

[2Diesels]

Stainless mesh,
No
Indicator bulbs - change to Silvertec bulbs that so not show orange through the lens,
No
Washer bottle - clean,
Already very clean
Stainless bolts/screws - ones for the bottom of the bumper available from club shop,
Hmmm good idea
Second horn,
Yes
Improve bumper/bonnet/wing gap,
All part of the accident repairs
Clean replace air filter
Done
Fan resistor (depending on fan type)
Working so will leave til broken
Check for rubbing cables
Got some stuff for that job
Bonnet pull modification
Did it on the way home from the scrapyard
Strip and regrease the bonnet catch receptacles
On the list of jobs to do

[2Diesels]

I've had such a game on with the handbrake today, suspect a snapped/semi snapped cable you can wind the adjuster wheels right up solid & the lever still travels through the sunroof & has absolutely no feel to it

[Herman]

I've had such a game on with the handbrake today, suspect a snapped/semi snapped cable you can wind the adjuster wheels right up solid & the lever still travels through the sunroof & has absolutely no feel to it

That's why adjusting at the rear wheels is important. the cables won't snap, but the compensator is made of chocolate.

Give it a click at the lever and adjust at the wheels until they won't move by hand. That will sort it

[2Diesels]

That's what I've already done & have done with many 75s & ZTs in the past with the perfect result but in this case the lever comes right up with no resistance, as I say even if you lock the rear adjustment up solid the lever is still floppy & lifeless, problem is whilst I'm pulling the lever I can't see what's going on at the back, I've looked down under the console & the thread length looks fine & the compensator pulls on the cables though not very evenly which leads me to suspect a snapped or at least stranded cable, I'll get an assistant & have a bit further investigation tomorrow

[ColinE]

Colin (2Diesels) if you need cables it has now been confirmed by Xpart (and my own eyes) that the newly listed Handbrake Cable set from XPart - ZUA000860 does indeed include BOTH cables and not just the LH cable as listed on the Rimmers site

As others have said I'd change the compensator too

[2Diesels]

Cheers Col

[2Diesels]

Well I think we might have sussed the handbrake.............still not wonderful but at least it's now operational, I have it adjusted so it's just ever so slightly binding to hopefully rebed the shoes into the drums & I'll run it like that for a bit & then readjust it all, the compensator is fine & the cables nice & free but we discovered a lip on the shoes which I suspect was causing my problems, never really noticed on Sunday but by that time I was cold, tired & up to my bristols in muck so probably wasn't thinking straight